the women knew how to use a gun. she had been a member of the shooting club and kept several register weapons at her home. ammunition which she embarked on her killing spree. >> officers called to the women and told her to surrender and hand over her weapon. when she failed to comply and continued shooting, the officers returned fire and shot her dead. >> authorities praised the police response. their plan was based on lessons learned from an earlier rampage in southwest germany a year and a half ago. >> germany's most senior catholic bishop has acknowledged fell years in the church is handling of the sex abuse scandal involving priests. the admission came at the start of a meeting of the german bishops' conference. the chairmen said the church had been slow to recognize the problem of pedophile priests. he also said the church is response had been wrongly focused on damage limitation. the meeting is due to examine guidelines for preventing abuse. bishops will discuss compensation for victims. we will move on now to